Recognition and degradation of plant cell wall polysaccharides by two human gut symbionts.
Symbiotic bacteria inhabiting the human gut have evolved under intense pressure to utilize complex carbohydrates, primarily plant cell wall glycans in our diets. These polysaccharides are not digested by human enzymes, but are processed to absorbable short chain fatty acids by gut bacteria. The Bact...
Main Authors: | Eric C Martens, Elisabeth C Lowe, Herbert Chiang, Nicholas A Pudlo, Meng Wu, Nathan P McNulty, D Wade Abbott, Bernard Henrissat, Harry J Gilbert, David N Bolam, Jeffrey I Gordon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22205877/?tool=EBI |
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